Ostrovsky

English

Etymology

Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Jewish surname, borrowed from Островский (Ostrovskij). Compare Ostrowsky.

Proper noun

Ostrovsky (plural Ostrovskys)

1. A surname from Russian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ostrovsky is the 39281^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 560 individuals. Ostrovsky is most common among White (95.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ostrovsky”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.